In the movie, Norton plays a magician in turn-of-the-century
Vienna who falls in love with a woman well above his social
standing. When she becomes engaged to a prince, the magician
uses his powers to win her back. The script, based on the
short story ‘Eisenheim the Illusionist’ by Steven
Milhauser was written by Neil Burger who also directed the
film.

Dynamic FX supplied a team of magic consultants for the
film which was shot in Prague. They began work earlier this
year, before filming, with elaborate plans to authentically
recreate genuine 19th century magic and illusions.

James Freedman explains, “As well as recreating historic
methods for the magic in the film, we also invented some
brand new illusions that though true to the period, have
never been performed before. Part of my role was to teach
Edward Norton (pictured right) and Aaron Johnson sleight
of hand and magic skills and over the months they both
became very competent magicians.”

The
Exhibiting ShowThe Exhibiting Show is the UK’s
only event dedicated to effective exhibiting. Over 120 companies
presented the very best in inspirational exhibition solutions,
and of course, we were there!

With professional presenters, we generated crowds at our stand
and then explained that just hiring exhibition space and hoping
for business isn’t enough. You need to grab people’s
attention and emotionally engage them while you deliver your
message.

Actually, Dynamic FX and its parent company Magic Management,
have both been at the forefront of magical exhibition and
tradeshow presentations for 15 years and in that time have
explained hundreds of products, services and company messages
to thousands of people.

By designing professional presentations integrated with your
unique message, Dynamic FX will increase your visibility,
generate more qualified leads and make your message more memorable.

Calling
The 'MAGIC' NumberWith
excitement surrounding the release of the latest Harry Potter
adventure from JK Rowling, we were delighted to discover
that Mr Weasley knows the Dynamic FX phone number!

A muggle friend of ours tells us that on page 125 of Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Mr Weasley dials the
Ministry of Magic as he says, “Let’s see..six..two..four..and
another four..and another two...” Now that’s
MAGIC!

Roman
Polanski Picks The Man of StealWhen Roman Polanski set out to retell
Oliver Twist, he wanted the Dickensian pickpocket scenes to
be as authentic as possible. But where do you find a pickpocket
who will share his secrets?

James Freedman, our pickpocket magician worked closely with
Polanski and his team to train Sir Ben Kingsley (Fagin) and
Harry Eden (the Artful Dodger) in the age old craft of picking
pockets. As the Man of Steal, James is more used to entertaining
at corporate events where he steals wallets, watches, credit
cards and keys, and incredibly even glasses, belts and ties!
But these skills have taken him years to master, so how did
he make the actors look like seasoned professionals? “I’d
taught actors before for TV shows and had a basic idea of
the sequence that I wanted them to learn. We started rehearsals
months before filming, but I have to say that all the young
actors picked it up quickly and by the end of production,
they were ‘borrowing’ things from the crew. I
felt a bit like Fagin myself!"